An energy storage system is provided, where the energy storage system may include an energy storage module and a power conversion module. The energy storage module may be configured to generate a target waveform signal on the direct current bus when receiving a black start signal. In this case, the power conversion module may be configured to: detect the target waveform signal on the direct current bus, and turn on based on the target waveform signal. When the power conversion module cannot receive a power-on instruction of an energy management system, the power conversion module may also actively turn on when detecting the target waveform signal on the direct current bus, to implement a black startup. This features low costs and higher applicability.
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1. An energy storage system, comprising; an energy storage module connected to a power conversion module through a direct current bus; the energy storage module comprises an energy storage unit, a battery control unit, and a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) conversion unit, and the energy storage unit is connected in parallel to the DC/DC conversion unit; the energy storage unit is configured to provide a direct current input voltage for the DC/DC conversion unit; the battery control unit is configured to deliver a black start signal to the DC/DC conversion unit when detecting a black start instruction; the DC/DC conversion unit is configured to: receive the black start signal from the battery control unit and generate a target waveform signal on the direct current bus; and the power conversion module is configured to: detect the target waveform signal on the direct current bus and turn on based on the target waveform signal.
2. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the power conversion module comprises a direct current/alternating current (DC/AC) conversion unit, and when the DC/AC conversion unit detects that a waveform of the target waveform signal is a preset waveform, the DC/AC conversion unit turns on and implements a black start of the storage system.
3. The energy storage system according to claim 2, wherein the DC/AC conversion unit actively turns on when the DC/AC conversion unit detects that a degree of matching between the waveform of the target waveform signal and the preset waveform is greater than or equal to a degree-of-matching threshold.
4. The energy storage system according to claim 2, wherein the DC/AC conversion unit ends operation when the DC/AC conversion unit detects that a degree of matching between the waveform of the target waveform signal and the preset waveform is less than a degree-of-matching threshold.
5. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage module further comprises a black start unit, and the black start unit is connected to the energy storage unit; the black start unit is configured to generate the black start instruction; and the energy storage unit is configured to feed back the black start instruction to the battery control unit when detecting the black start instruction.
6. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage unit includes one battery rack or a plurality of battery racks, and, when there are a plurality of battery racks, all of the plurality of battery racks are connected in parallel.
7. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the DC/DC conversion unit is configured to perform open-loop control on a reference voltage of the direct current bus to generate the target waveform signal on the direct current bus.
8. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the DC/DC conversion unit comprises a bus voltage loop; and the DC/DC conversion unit is further configured to: collect a feedback voltage of the direct current bus and perform closed-loop control on the feedback voltage and a reference voltage of the direct current bus by using the bus voltage loop to generate the target waveform signal on the direct current bus.
9. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein a bus capacitor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus capacitor is connected in parallel to the DC/DC conversion unit.
10. The energy storage system according to claim 7, wherein a bus capacitor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus capacitor is connected in parallel to the DC/DC conversion unit.
11. The energy storage system according to claim 8, wherein a bus capacitor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus capacitor is connected in parallel to the DC/DC conversion unit.
12. The energy storage system according to claim 11, wherein the target waveform signal is a waveform signal of a voltage across the bus capacitor.
13. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein a bus inductor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus inductor is connected in series to the DC/DC conversion unit.
14. The energy storage system according to claim 7, wherein a bus inductor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus inductor is connected in series to the DC/DC conversion unit.
15. The energy storage system according to claim 8, wherein a bus inductor is included on the direct current bus, and the bus inductor is connected in series to the DC/DC conversion unit.
16. The energy storage system according to claim 15, wherein the target waveform signal is a waveform signal of a current flowing through the bus inductor.
17. The energy storage system according to claim 1, wherein the waveform of the target waveform signal includes: a square wave, a step wave, a sine wave, a sawtooth wave, a rectangular wave, a triangular wave, and/or a trapezoidal wave.
18. The energy storage system according to claim 2, wherein the energy storage system comprises an energy management system, and when the energy storage system starts, the energy management system delivers a power-on instruction to the DC/AC conversion unit, and the DC/AC conversion turns on.
19. The energy storage system according to claim 3, wherein the energy storage system comprises an energy management system, and when the energy storage system starts, the energy management system delivers a power-on instruction to the DC/AC conversion unit, and the DC/AC conversion turns on.
20. The energy storage system according to claim 2, wherein the power conversion module is the DC/AC conversion unit, and an output of the DC/AC conversion unit is configured to connect to an alternating current grid or an alternating current load; and the DC/AC conversion unit is further configured to: when the output is connected to the alternating current grid or the alternating current load, convert direct current electrical energy that is output by the energy storage module into alternating current electrical energy, to supply power to the alternating current grid or the alternating current load.
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June 29, 2023
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